The House motion, passed in a virtual party-line 229-193 vote, called for the dispute to be immediately taken up by a House-Senate conference committee - something already ruled out by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada.

House Republicans on Tuesday passed a motion calling for¬†further negotiations on the payroll tax cut, disagreeing with a Senate¬†measure that called for a two-month extension. Only Republicans¬†supported the motion in the 229-193 vote.

Senate votes for a stopgap plan, house repubs block it. These guys are ridiculous. #occupycongress

The Senate voted 89-10 in favor of a two-month tax-cut extension Saturday - a fallback plan designed to give both sides more time to negotiate - but that short-term compromise has slammed into a conservative roadblock in the House, where rank-and-file Republicans are fuming over the short-term nature of the plan, among other things.

As the clock ticks down, nobody appears willing to bend and neither side seems to know how to break the logjam.

The latest political drama follows what seems like a year of endless debt talks and regular episodes of near-government shutdowns, and some people are simply fed up with Congress. We take a look at the frustration with government that people are sharing on both CNN.com and around the Web.

Some users commented they felt lawmakers from both parties are to blame and they planned to hold them accountable. They said that Americans have the power to vote out incumbents if they can't get anything done to help the people of this country.

If I was 2 make a Zombie film about things walking around & getting nothing done except hurting people couldn't I just use Congress as cast?

RickyV: "The tax cut is an attack on Social Security. It should become part of the GOP platform. It's time to out the hypocrisy of the Democrats who claim to help the 'little guy' while screwing them and poor families the whole time."

KarlinT:¬†"I actually hate to say this. ... I am totally against the GOP but a two-month extension does what exactly?! They want a one-year extension. If you want the tax break, why would you not want it to last longer?"

Others said they thought the GOP was using the issue as a chance to push the the¬†Keystone¬†XL oil pipeline project.

ialsoagree:¬†"Because they have only this week to pass any bill before the tax cuts expire. The Senate passed a two-month extension with every meaning to come back to the table in January to forge a one-year extension to the tax cut.

"Republicans saw this as an opportunity to continue ramming the gas pipeline down the throat of Americans. With any luck, (Senate Majority Leader Harry) Reid and the Democrats will have some backbone, stick to Reid's statement that the Senate won't negotiate further until the two-month extension is passed, and let the tax cut expire. I hate to see my own taxes go up, but come January everyone making less than 106K a year will be wondering why the party of 'no tax increases' raised their taxes."

MontanaBill: "It is not a 'tax break', it's 'I'm not funding my future Social Security' break and it has provisions for a new tax on home mortgages. Obama doesn't want the pipeline decision to have to be made until after the elections so he won't have to anger environmentalists before the vote. He will approve it, eventually. And then claim credit for the jobs."

WilliamGa: "For a worthless two-month extension, we are supposed to thank them on bent knee."

Nobody who's ever *done* payroll would consider 60 days a solution to anything.

Other readers squarely put the blame on Republicans. Some criticized the GOP for staunchly standing behind the wealthiest Americans while refusing to help those in need, something they thought was selfish. Others pointed fingers at House Speaker John Boehner.

jnpa: "I don't know what the GOP is thinking they will gain from all of this, but I hope the American people will remember this next election and vote them all out!"

Effelbee: "So the House GOP leaders were afraid that it would pass the House so they decided not to bring it to a vote. How democratic. Their very rich bosses must not have let them, but the average American is silenced once again."

yranny0000: "Boehner won't even put this up for a vote because he is afraid that enough Republicans will bolt from the ranks to pass it, and the GOP will look like it's lost control of the House.¬†It is truly sad considering the number of times that Boehner ... whined about Democrats playing 'political games.' "

SND: "My concerns about Boehner's motives increase daily. It's pretty much a given that his primary goal is to replace President Obama in the White House. Somehow he's determined that publicly leading the House in destroying the American economy will lead to a Republican Congress and president. From my perspective, that is exactly what will not happen in 2012. Voters will cast their ballots against anything Republican - good or bad. Boehner must have been living in an alternative universe the past several decades to have conceived such a 'strategy.' "

MET100: "A two-month extension of the payroll tax (cut) was not the perfect answer. But it was a start."

donnybp: "This is so frustrating to watch. I can't believe that these people were voted into their positions. ... Can't they just pass the extension without trying to sneak anything extra into the legislation? I, as well as many others must be, (am) just exhausted over this political show. Pass the extension, take the time off to think about what's right for the country and come back to Washington ready to pass effective legislation that's bipartisan and collectively good for the country. Stop making the country suffer for the holidays!"

How many times has the GOP placed millions of American's lives in jeopardy this past 2-1/2 yrs? I can't count that high, @WhipHoyer

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What is a 2 month extension going to solve? It is just to get them off for Christmas. Solve the issue for the long term. These bozos can't work out a problem unless they get paid for voting one way or the other.

I am one of the 99% and Occupying (many names) do not represent me, they just make the matter worse. Get out of the way and let those who have really work for a living solve the problem. Congress and Senate have never worked in the real work with real jobs and real lives.

The republicans won't president Obama to fail so bad they are willing to let the country down. That don't sound like American to me.If you don't want to help him fix this mess we're facing go to another country. I feel as though you're the enemy trying to destroy this great country,just to make the President look bad.Get out of this country,you all that's trying not to help,you are just as bad as the terrorists,and it sound like to me they need to do a urinalysis test on some of you,because it sound like some of you are on drugs,trying to take 40$ from our payroll. This is why people go on rampages,messing w/ peoples money who are hard working citizens. You all who are not trying to help,are a disgrace to this country. You took an oath to up hold and help the people. The enemy is right here in America,and you have the nerve to show your faces on T.V.,you are not a true American,A true American will pull together and help his fellowman not pull him down.But GOD is gonna deal W/ you all,on down the road you're gonna wonder why all this bad luck is happening to you and just think when you were in a position to make things better for aAmerica but you did'nt. Only trying to make the president look bad and destroyed the country by doing so.

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